New Delhi: From night curfews to market closings and now some states even contemplate stopping passengers arriving from places like Delhi, panic has gripped several states in India as new cases of coronavirus are on the rise. in Delhi, Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Assam and Haryana. Annoyed with the chaos and increasing cases, the Supreme Court on Monday detained the governments of Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam, saying things will get worse in December if they are not prepared, and requested status reports from them within two days. .
India on Monday had a total of Rs 91.40 of Covid-19 cases, of which 44,059 were new cases. The total death toll is now 1.34 lakh, with 511 new deaths.
The CS requested status reports from the governments of Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Assam on the measures taken by them on the Covid situation and what further efforts were being made to deal with the pandemic. “Things got worse in the last two weeks, in November. Our question is: What is your current situation? What more steps are you taking? That is what we are going to investigate, ”the bank asked the Delhi government.
Saying that Gujarat’s situation was the worst after Delhi and Maharashtra, the court also detained the Gujarat government for allowing weddings and gatherings despite increasing Covid-19 cases. What is your policy? What’s going on? What is all this about? “Judge MR Shah asked the lawyer appearing for the state. The court was also informed that the situation in Assam was” deplorable “and that the situation was not improving because hospitals were short of ICU Former Assam CM Tarun Gagoi died on Monday due to Covid-19.
In a desperate measure, the Delhi government first ordered the closure of very crowded markets in West Delhi (the Nangloi and Punjabi Basti markets) after the wearing of masks and social distancing were found not to be followed there. However, these orders were later withdrawn. However, street vendors were prevented from setting up stalls to avoid overcrowding in various parts of Delhi, an order that was widely challenged.
Maharashtra, which is again seeing a sharp increase in new cases, is now contemplating having controls on arrivals from other states like Delhi. Maharashtra Minister Vijay Waddetiwar said authorities will accept a call to allow flights, trains and road trips to Maharashtra in eight days, while the state government made it mandatory for incoming traffic from Delhi, Goa, Gujarat and Rajasthan carry a negative Covid certificate. with them.
Himachal Pradesh has imposed an overnight curfew on four districts – Shimla, Kullu, Mandi and Kangra – which are witnessing high cases and are fast emerging as hotspots. Incidentally, a large number of tourists also rushed to these places after the closures were lifted to avoid working from home and the boredom of closing.
The states’ efforts appear to be somewhat sustained until the vaccines reach India. On Monday, Britain’s AstraZeneca said its coronavirus vaccine could be around 90 percent effective, without serious side effects. Combined analysis of both dosage regimens resulted in an average efficacy of 70 percent.
The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford was 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 when administered as a half dose followed by a full dose at least one month apart, according to data from late-stage trials in Great Britain. Britain and Brazil. No serious safety events related to the vaccine have been confirmed and it was well tolerated in both regimens, he added.
“I am delighted to hear that Covishield, a low-cost, logistically manageable and soon to be widely available Covid-19 vaccine, will offer protection up to 90% in one type of dosing regimen and 62% in the other dosing regimen. , ”Tweeted Adar Poonawala, director of the Pune-based Serum Institute of India, a company that has partnered with AstraZeneca to produce the vaccines.
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